Question

Chris had a piece of rope that was 15 inches long. He wanted to cut the rope into pieces that were each 3/5 of an inch long. How many pieces of rope can he cut from the original rope?

Answer 1

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Answer:

25 pieces.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve for the amount of pieces that can be cut, we must divide fractions:

15 ÷ 3/5 = x

When dividing fractions, you must multiply by the reciprocal. Therefore:

$\frac{15}{1}* \frac{5}{3} = \frac{75}{3} = 25$

Therefore, 25 pieces can be cut.

Answer 2

Answer:

25 3/5 inch long pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

If you have 15 inches and you cut it into less than inch pieces, you know for sure that it will be more than 15 but less than 30 because the peices are more than half an inch.

to find the answer, you divide 15 by 3/5 because each piece is 3/5 inches long

when you put this into a calculator 15/(3/5) you will get the answer 25.

So, ANSWER = 25 pieces of rope that are 3/5 inches long

Hope this helps and you will understand if you face a problem similar to this :)